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Dallas, Sugarland locals to TDCJ: Move, please

I mentioned in the last post that local political interests wanted to close the Central Unit in Sugarland, but neglected to add that the Dawson State Jail in downtown Dallas similarly stands in the way of development the city would like to promote along the Trinity River. The Dallas News reported in December 2008: "The [state] jail is sitting right in the middle of the biggest development project in our city, so we've got to do something," Dallas City Manager Mary Suhm said. But the Texas Department of Criminal Justice, which owns the facility, has never relocated a jail at a city's request. "Those are beds we need," said agency spokeswoman Michelle Lyons. "Absent the Legislature's direction, we have no plans to move this jail." So those are at least two state-owned units which would likely face little local opposition if the state decided to close them...continue to full post

Full post as published by Grits for Breakfast on February 19, 2010 (boomark / email).